Following the constitutional precedent established by the issuance of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, PMCs contributions may become critical to success on the Global War on Terrorism. Will the question of legality withstand the test?
Improvised explosive devices have already caused more than 16,000 casualties, and the number is growing almost every day. Front-line commanders joined forces with industry leaders to discuss & develop workable anti-IED systems.
Law Enforcement Security Expo, LLC, will take these events to a new & expanded level. This partnership adds the global sales and marketing resources of EJK to the organizing activities that are already being provided by Kelly Simon Productions.
DefenCorp of Guayaquil, Ecuador, is now contracted to provide the country with a total of 96 printers--to be installed in Quito and several other cities--to create secure drivers' licenses and national identification cards for its citizens.
The agreement comes during an Illinois delegations week-long visit to Israel aimed at encouraging Israeli homeland-security companies to expand their operations in the United States.
DHS is developing a Chemical Sector-Specific Plan, which is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2006. In addition, DHS has taken a number of other actions to protect the nation's chemical sector from terrorist attacks.
TOPOFF challenges participants to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from a simulated terrorist attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or other explosive weapons.
The United States has signed a Declaration of Principles (DOP) with the Government of Jamaica to help thwart smuggling of nuclear and/or other radioactive materials.
Data + Analysis = Intelligence. The key point to remember not only by analysts & operators, but by senior-level decision makers responsible for making the most effective use of all assets available in the continuing war on international terrorism.
by Christopher Doane, Joseph DiRenzo III, and Jeffrey Robertson -
It started as an innovative approach to the prevention of bank robberies. Today, the same multi-agency approach is being used, with increasing effectiveness, to detect, prevent, and/or deal with the consequences of terrorist attacks.
All events and games in the city of Munich will be monitored by the Anti-terrorism Mission of the German Homeland Security Agency using wireless and portable hazard detection systems from RAE Systems
Remarks By Dr. Balaji Sadasivan-- Senior Minister Of State For Information, Communications and the Arts, and Health--at the multi-agency press conference on public preparedness for flu pandemic on 5 April 2006.
Remarks by Dr. Lee Boon Yang--Minister for Information and Communications and the Arts--at the Multi-Agency Press Conference on Public Preparedness For Flu Pandemic on 5 April 2006.
Conducted in all 56 States and territories and 75 urban areas over 6 months, the Nationwide Plan Review was the most comprehensive assessment of emergency operations plans to date relative to planning for a catastrophic event.
GAO is recommending that, should air carrier interest in deploying these devices resume, TSA should ensure that there is reliable research supporting their use in an aircraft environment.
CTS's all new, full-effect audio visual non-pyrotechnic explosion simulators. The concept is simple; air pressure, burst diaphragm, and smoke simulation powder.
Yesterday's hackers have become today's cyber criminals, & tomorrow could be cyber terrorists. Technology marches on, providing new opportunities both for human progress and for those fixated on destroying Western civilization and the infidel economy.
Organophosphorous insecticides, low-cost & readily available at local garden shops, could be the WMD of choice for tomorrow's terrorists. Antidotes are available, but are under lock & key far from the scene of a likely incident of national significance.
This document details a concept of operations for dissemination of information to the traveling public
during disaster events, through the (ATIS) Advanced Traveler Inforamtion System. This report was prepared by Battelle & PBS&J
This report lists coastal areas facing the greatest tsunami hazard, the effectiveness of the existing federal tsunami warning system, & efforts to mitigate the potential impacts, assesses NOAA's efforts to develop long-range plans for federal tsunami
FEMA and the American Red Cross working together for the first time as co-primary agencies for ESF-6 under
the National Response Plan-disagreed about their roles & responsibilities.
EMAC is an interstate mutual aid agreement that provides a mechanism for sharing personnel, resources, equipment, & other assets among states during emergencies and disasters.
Throughout the exercise, Homeland Security used RSAN to deliver real-time situation reports and critical alerts to leadership of the various ESFs, neighboring parishes, state and federal officials via their email, cell phones, pagers, BlackBerries, etc.
GE's Picture Perfect v4 UNIX-based enterprise access-control and security management system introduces new Java thin client technology & has added even more features for today's security-& IT-demanding requirements.
"As President Bush has said, Zarqawi's death is a victory in the global war on terror. We must also remember that we cannot become complacent as a society." Michael Chertoff, Department of Homeland Security
"Zarqawi's death is a severe blow to al Qaeda. It's a victory in the global war on terror, & it is an opportunity for Iraq's new government to turn the tide of this struggle." President George W. Bush
The arrest of 17 terrorists last weekend in Toronto has led to calls for tightened U.S. security on its northern border. That is probably part of the answer, but not necessarily the most important or most effective way to proceed.
DPJ departs from its planned schedule as and when needed to provide some high-level insights and background information on fast-breaking news issues of immediate interest.
The purpose of this meeting was to produce an International Workshop Agreement that could be published by ISO as an immediate deliverable in the area of emergency preparedness.
Sean Reineke has been named President and CEO of Sceptor Industries. He comes from Lockheed Martin, where he was Vice President for Integrated Border Security Solutions in the company's Transportation and Security Solutions line of business.
"One achievement of the Review is to add an outward focus to
emergency planning - to underscore the fact that responders are dealing with individuals not an
'incident,' and that all services must work together for the public good." Richard Barnes
DHS and the State Department are within 20 months of the January 2008 deadline for implementing the Travel Initiative, and while the agencies have taken initial steps to carry out the program, broad and extensive challenges remain.
This interactive computer-based course provides the principles, tools, processes, and systems used in the NIMS that incident managers need for timely and effective resource management during an incident.
The initiative is being developed to link security equipment at 450 airports throughout the United States, allowing for real-time information sharing agency-wide.
"This group took steps to acquire three tonnes of ammonium nitrate and other components necessary to create explosive devices," said Assistant Commissioner Mike McDonell.
